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Communities Also Named Big Island ...

We found six communities that share the name Big Island.

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, the name Big Island is unique.

Beyond Newfoundland and Labrador, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, one is located in Canada and the other five communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Big Island is located in Rapides Parish and lies 2,361 miles [3,799.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Big Island.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Big Island [Hennepin County].
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Big Island is located in Orange County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Big Island.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Big Island lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • This Big Island is located in Marion County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Big Island.
    • Virginia
      • Bedford County
      • This Big Island is located in Bedford County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Big Island.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big Island ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Black Bear Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear Bay
  • Black Tickle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Domino
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
  • Flat Islands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Islands
  • Griffin Harbour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Harbour
  • Indian Tickle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Tickle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Tickle
  • Red Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Point
  • Reeds Pond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Pond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Pond
  • Salmon Bight
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salmon Bight came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Bight
  • Sandy Islands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Islands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Islands
  • Spotted Islands
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)

How Far From Big Island to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Big Island to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Island and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Big Island to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 60 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,257 miles [8,460.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,141 miles [5,054.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.4667, Longitude: -55.7667    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Big Island could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Big Island to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 290.951 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 287.399 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 284.261 degrees.




 

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